Descendants‟ Organizations, Historical
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA GRADUATE COLLEGE RECLAIMING THE PAST: DESCENDANTS‟ ORGANIZATIONS, HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN KIOWA SOCIETY A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE FACULTY in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY By MICHAEL P. JORDAN Norman, Oklahoma 2011 RECLAIMING THE PAST: DESCENDANTS‟ ORGANIZATIONS, HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN KIOWA SOCIETY A DISSERTATION APPROVED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY BY __________________________ Dr. Daniel C. Swan, Chair __________________________ Dr. Morris Foster __________________________ Dr. Gus Palmer, Jr. __________________________ Dr. Sean O‟Neill __________________________ Dr. Richard Lupia © Copyright by MICHAEL P. JORDAN 2011 All Rights Reserved. To my Mother, JoAnn Batte Jordan, and the memory of my Father, Paul Nelson Jordan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I owe a tremendous debt to the people of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, whose generous assistance made this project possible. Since my first trip to southwestern Oklahoma as an undergraduate in 1998, countless Kiowa people have taken the time to share their knowledge with me. I am especially thankful for the many community members who assisted me with my dissertation research. Space prevents me from acknowledging each of them by name, but I would particularly like to thank the members of the Chief Satanta (White Bear) Descendants, the Old Chief Lonewolf Descendants, and Satethieday Khatgomebaugh. Without their help this project would not have been possible. Dr. Daniel C. Swan invested tremendous time and energy in my scholarly development. I am thankful for all that he has taught me, including what it means to be a mentor. Dr. Morris Foster has always been a source of sound advice.
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